This is a talk by the renowned art historian Pia Brancaccio on the rock-cut caves in Kanheri, north of Mumbai, which is a very large complex of Buddhist caves that were inhabited for over 1,000 years. The caves in western India and the Buddhist sites in Gandhara are her academic focus, and she has published numerous books, articles, and edited works on these subjects.
The original title of the talk was: “Buddhist Monasticism in the Long Duree: The Archeological Evidence from the Rock-Cut Complex of Kanheri/Kṛṣṇagiri, Maharasthra, India.” The talk looks extensively, not just at the caves themselves, but also at the rich inscriptions that accompany them.
Prof. Brancaccio is a part of a much larger team working on the MAK Project (Mapping Ancient Kṛṣṇagiri) at the Kanheri caves in Maharashtra, and brings to bear va wealth of information in this talk, which is well-supported by slides of the site. The talk was given at Stanford University and was sponsored by The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies.
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